Thursday, April 29, 2021

Another Winery to Pass On

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 An earlier post mentioned Christopher Creek Winery and sexual misconduct by one of the owners. You also might want to skip on Skipstone Wi...
Monday, April 26, 2021

Kind of Wild - First of its Kind

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  Kind of Wild is a direct-to-consumer only winery. The part that's unique is the wine is certified organic and vegan. It's not the...
Thursday, April 22, 2021

Some Things Locals Do and Don't Do in Santa Rosa

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If you visit Sonoma County you may be spending time in its biggest city. Santa Rosa is a good central location plus has lots of lodging and ...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021

American Cabernet Sales in 2020

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  There was this little thing in 2020 known as The Pandemic with one effect being a drastic drop of in-person sales, including wine sales, b...
Thursday, April 15, 2021

Christopher Creek Winery; Avoid it for Now

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Brothers Joe and Dominic Foppoli own and manage Christopher Creek Winery in the Russian River Valley. They and the winery are in various tra...
Monday, April 12, 2021

When Will We See the Budweiser of Cannabis?

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  Yeah, this is a wine blog and sometimes a beer or vacation blog. Cannabis is as much a part of Sonoma County as wine and craft beer. Legal...
Thursday, April 8, 2021

Are California Wineries Looking to Sell?

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  Silicon Valley Bank does a yearly state of the wine industry. One of the things they found this year is a high percentage of owners would...
Monday, April 5, 2021

Your Wine Vacation -- Where to Go

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Where to visit on your wine vacation? Some of these destinations well-known, a couple maybe not. These are reasonably easy to get to if you...
Thursday, April 1, 2021

Where the Wine Drinkers Live

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  According to Wine Intelligence 17% of regular wine drinkers in America live in three metropolitan areas. These areas are about 12% of the...
Monday, March 29, 2021

PS I Love You

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A number of wine varieties that aren't in America's top ten favorites are called misunderstood. Petite Sirah has been around "f...
Thursday, March 25, 2021

Do Tasting Notes Help?

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You might see tasting notes on the back of a wine bottle, maybe on a little card on the shelf in the store, or full tasting write-ups in win...
Monday, March 22, 2021

Inexpensive Eats in Sonoma County

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  W hile visiting you'll want to explore some of the top-notch food that Sonoma County is blessed with, but perhaps either your stomach...